Etymology

Filipin@

Today it means: A Filipino (“m”) or Filipina (“f”). Full definition →

Spanish filipina+filipino
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  1. Spanish · derived fromfilipina+filipino
  2. English todayFilipin@

The at-sign (@) resembles both the feminine ending/element a and the masculine o. From Filipino and Filipina, from Spanish filipina+filipino, from the Filipinas (“Philippines”), from Felipe (“Philip”), from Philip II of Spain.

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